Trace-carrier



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0. P. MILLER;

TRACE CARRIER.

Patented Oct. 30, 1888.

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CHARLES F. MILLER, OF ORESCO, IOWA.

TRACE CARRlER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,456, dated October30, 1883.

Application filed August 25, 1883.

T (0% whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oresco, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace-Carriers, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to trace-supporters; and it consists in a metalsupport of a peculiar construction, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed in the specification and pointed out in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a harnesstrace andthe supporter, and Fig. 2 a detail view of the supporter.

The object of the device is to furnish an adjustable carrier that willnot permit the trace to fall or sag, and that will not quickly wear out.

In the ordinary way of carrying traces with hip-straps, thestrap goesaround thetrace with twoslide-loops and one buckle. There are usuallyfour side straps to a set of harness, and as these are subjected tounusual wear, they do not last long. Again, metal trace-carriers havebeen made with a tongue secured to the loop by a spiral spring and bolt.They have also been made with a setscrew bearing against a plate, whichin turn bears against the trace. These are more or less complex andexpensive in manufacture, and as these various springs, set-screws, andplates are subjected to the action of the weather, they become rusted,dirty, and difficult to manipulate. 'These objections I haveendeavoredtoremovebymyimprovedsupporter.

Referring more particularlyto the drawings, A represents thesupporting-loop, the sides narrowing from the bottom to the top, andterminating in a central projection, a, to which is pivotally secured ahip-strapfastener, B. This fastener is provided with two lugs, b, a

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cross-bar, b, and angular pin b A rivet passes through the lugs b andprojection a, so that the carrier can have a side motion with the trace0, thereby removing strain upon the harness.

The loop or frameA is made of anysuitable metal, as is thestrapf'astener B. The pin 1) and bar I) prevent the strap D fromslipping when once adjusted. I may, and preferably do, insert a roller,r, in the bottom of the loop, so that the trace can move therein withoutfriction. The sides of the loop are purposely narrowed from the bottomto the top, in order to give a broad bearing at the bottom and becontracted at the top, which reduces the size of the projection a andthe Weight of metal in the loop. The support can be raised up or down onstrap D.

I find that in using a trace-support of this kind I save about fortyinches of leather, four buckles, and eight slide-loops, besides the timeand labor involved in the making of the slideloops.

I am aware that trace-carriers have been made with hinged sides securedtogether bya set-screw." I am also aware of carriers having been madewith a loop and hinged side or tongue held in place by a bolt moved by aspiral spring. Such forms of construction I do not claim.

Having thus described myi11vention,whatI 7 claim is A trace-supporterconsisting of the metallic loop A, having the inclined sides and topprojection, a, in combination with the strap- 7 carrier B, having thelugs b, pivoted to the projection a, substantially in the manner and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F'. MILLER.

I Witnesses:

J oruv STREINZ, JOHN F. LYDON.

